桀

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jié
Cantonese: git6
JapaneseKun: HARITSUKE
JapaneseOn: KETSU
Korean: KEL
Vietnamese: kiệt

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: chicken roost; ancient emperor

CE-Dict: (emperor of Xia dynasty)/cruel

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.ferocious and cruel
2.outstanding and brave

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《桀部》桀磔也。从舛在木上也。凡桀之屬皆从桀。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】桀
〔古文〕㘶【唐韻】渠列切【集韻】巨列切，𠀤音傑。磔也。《周禮》謂磔爲疈辜。古人稱桀黠者，其凶暴若磔也。　又【諡法】賊人多殺曰桀。　又擔也。【左傳·成二年】齊高固桀石以投人。　又借爲雋桀字。【辨名記】千人曰英，萬人曰桀。　又桔桀，形貌。【張衡·西京賦】燾奡桔桀。　又雞棲杙也。【詩·王風】雞棲于桀。古作㘶。俗作榤。　又姓。【姓苑】漢桀龍，宋桀路分。　又【集韻】其謁切，音竭。義同。　又【韻會】巨列切【正韻】古屑切，𠀤音結。桀桀，秀貌。【詩·齊風】維莠桀桀。
考證：〔【左傳·成二年】齊高國桀石以投人。〕　謹照原文國改固。〔【張衡·西都賦】〕　謹照原文都改京。

CF-Dict: cruel/perchoir

Han-De-Dict: inhuman, schrecklich (u.E.) (Adj)/Jie (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)/verrückt (u.E.)